ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Four-time winner Jeff King is holding his lead in the 1,100-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.
King pulled into the Nulato checkpoint at 3:13 a.m. Saturday, nearly an hour and a half ahead of his closest competitor, defending champion Lance Mackey. King was back on the trail aa little more than four hours later.
Three other leaders reached the checkpoint by about 6 a.m. Saturday: Iditarod veteran Hugh Neff, 2004 winner Mitch Seavey and Hans Gatt, fresh off his fourth win in the 1,000-mile Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race in February.
